Lifestyle
Creating your brave new world!
Becoming a traveling nurse is a whole new lifestyle. There are some key components to making this a brilliant adventure as opposed to a barrel of hassle.
Be organized
The time you spend putting your important professional and personal documents in order and ensuring they are both secure and easy to access the minute you need them, will make far more difference than you can likely imagine if you have not worked on the road like this before.
Become a great traveler
Learn to travel light, and invest in good travel equipment like suitcases and care items you can fit into a carry-on bag.
Be smart with money
You’ll need some to get started with to tide you over through to your first pay packet. Once you’re over that bump, decide on an amount to keep aside for contingencies and be diligent about keeping it topped up.
Take care of your mental and physical wellbeing
You are your own best friend and your own best investment. Take care of yourself! That means your mental health as well as your physical wellbeing. Don’t be afraid to reach out for help if you are feeling down or overwhelmed.
Living better as a Travel Nurse
Here’s our starter list of resources that you can explore as you develop your own lifestyle plan as a traveling nurse.
- PeerRX - A free, peer-supported program designed to help you thrive both personally and professionally. A brilliant idea by Dr Mark Greenawald who has created the PeerRX Buddy partnering resource to provide front line healthcare workers find the support they need.
- NAMI - National Alliance on Mental Health Some of the best advice for healthcare and front line workers under pressure that we have seen online.
- ID.me Nurses – don't buy anything before you check out ID.me's Nurse's Shop List Stores and services both on and offline across the US are very happy to offer travel nurses generous discounts. Register with ID.me to gain easy access to big savings.
- SheerID – ID verification service provides an easy way to prove your entitlement to discounts SheerID also has a great shopping page for nurses with tons of shops where you can find everything you need to enhance your traveling lifestyle.
- Local Facebook Groups – The fastest way In to your new location Every tiny town and great city has its Facebook group or page. Join up as soon as you know where you are going, or even before as it's a great way to suss out the local scene and find out what's going on.
